Why not a 4*...

1.....that is the only answer anyone has for a good second plane.
2.....The 4* isn't for sale as an ARF anymore
3.....Why not get basically the same thing here...(http://ecsvr.com/abm/shopexd.asp?id=2926)
4.....The 4* is $87.99 for a KIT.....the MachII is 119 for an ARF.
5.....There are many, many, many great second planes. Like the MachII, Spacewalker, Escapade, Tiger, etc.

It's like going to big float fly's.......almost everyone has nothing but a Mariner, Neptune, Stick, or Seamaster with very little in the way of at least semi-scale float planes.

I guess I tend to shy away from....for lack of better terms....herd mentality.

Why x5..............kinda proves my point.